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11:00 AM ET, June 3, 2026

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Paul Krugman:
Trump Has Given Up  —  Another day of many errands and meetings, so another short, informal post.  —  Donald Trump will never admit that his gratuitous Iran war has been a total disaster.  But the debacle has clearly broken him.  So we are now saddled with a president who has given up governing …
Discussion: The Atlantic, The Hill and Forbes
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Mike Zapler / Axios:
Thune hits breaking point with Trump  —  The shift the past few weeks has been subtle but unmistakable: John Thune sounds like a man who's had it with President Trump. … - It's a sign that Trump's sway with congressional Republicans is waning as he approaches the back half of his term.
Hayes Brown / MS NOW:
Bill Pulte is Trump's most dangerously sycophantic promotion yet  —  President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte would become acting director of national intelligence.  Pulte is stepping in to replace Tulsi Gabbard, who resigned from her post last month.
The Bulwark:
Bill Pulte Is a Putz—But a Dangerous Putz
NBC News:
Trump names William Pulte as acting director of national intelligence
Washington Post:
Trump's pick for Iowa governor loses GOP primary in upset  —  Rep. Randy Feenstra's loss to farmer Zach Lahn is a blow to the president's dominance in Republican nominating contests.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump's pick for Iowa governor, Rep. Randy Feenstra …
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Politico:
Democrats see the stars aligning in Iowa … “You go into these rural communities, the word that I hear the most is ‘betrayal,’” Josh Turek, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, told POLITICO in an interview late Tuesday night after winning his primary.  “We're leading the nation in farm foreclosures.
Discussion: NewsMax.com, CBS News, NOTUS and Roll Call
Politico:
Here's what we just learned about the Democratic Party's future
Politico:
Establishment Dems surge, MAGA quakes
Discussion: NBC News and New Republic
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Josh Turek wins Democratic primary in battleground Iowa Senate race
New York Times:
CBS News Fires Scott Pelley of ‘60 Minutes’  —  Mr. Pelley, a longtime correspondent and former “CBS Evening News” anchor, harshly criticized the show's leadership during a staff meeting on Monday.  —  CBS News fired Scott Pelley on Tuesday, he said, jettisoning one of the network's best-known journalists …
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Clock Strikes Midnight for Pelley … Around 9 p.m. Tuesday, Scott Pelley was informed via email that he had been fired from the network he had called home for more than three decades. … The correspondent had been scheduled to be on vacation, but I'm told he held back after igniting the five-alarm fire at CBS News on Monday.
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Scott Pelley fired by CBS after ‘60 Minutes’ clash with management  —  People in entertainment TV shows Donald Trump Media  —  CBS News fired veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley on Tuesday, one day after he sharply criticized the newsmagazine's new leadership in front of the staff.
Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
‘60 Minutes’ Correspondent Scott Pelley Fired by CBS News
Politico:
5 lingering questions about Trump's ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ … Blanche appears to be crossing his fingers that the declaration will end a short-term political headache for the White House, which has struggled to advance key legislative priorities amid bipartisan fury over the fund.
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Reuters:
Trump's $1.8 billion ‘weaponization’ fund is not moving forward, acting AG Blanche says
Magan Crane / Bloomberg:
Trump Blames Court Block for Collapse of ‘Weaponization’ Fund
Discussion: Reuters and Raw Story
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
America Broke Something When It Gave Trump a Second Chance  —  The Heritage Foundation's “Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise” — popularly known as Project 2025 — was much more than a wish list of conservative policy preferences.  It was much more, even, than a blueprint for a second Trump administration.
Bobby Allyn / NPR:
DOJ is investigating former congressman George Santos for insider trading on Kalshi  —  In February, four months after being released from federal prison, former Republican congressman George Santos took to social media to express his enthusiasm about attending President Trump's upcoming State of the Union address.
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Calen Razor / Politico:   Trump's intel pick endangers spy powers bill
Politico:
The House GOP majority dwindles, and so does the calendar
Discussion: Raw Story
Reuters:
Trump says Iran has agreed to not have a nuclear weapon  —  U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed not to have a nuclear weapon and that he would probably meet with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei at some point if things “work out”.  —  “They've already agreed they're …
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Jonathan Tirone / Bloomberg:   Iran Nuclear Risk Seen Higher Than Before Trump Attacks Began
Axios:
Trump confirms profanity-laced Netanyahu call over Lebanon … - “I did,” Trump replied.  — “I wouldn't say angry. … - He then mentioned he likes Netanyahu and has worked well with him. … - The call came after Iran threatened to abandon negotiations with the U.S. over Israel's actions in Lebanon.
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
U.S. Support for LGBTQ+ Issues Remains Down From Peak  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — After two decades of rising support for LGBTQ+ issues, U.S. attitudes have plateaued and begun to slide back modestly.  Approval of same-sex marriage, moral acceptance of gay and lesbian relations …
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Avery Lotz / Axios:   Republican support for marriage equality, LGBTQ+ rights sinks: poll
Nate Jones / Washington Post:
Trump library says no Twitter DMs can be found, despite evidence he sent them  —  Records show that Trump's first administration opted not to save DMs in its library archives, raising questions about compliance with the Presidential Records Act.  —  Summary
Discussion: The Atlantic and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Pentagon hires convicted Jan. 6 rioter for sensitive counterterrorism job  —  The Trump administration's appointment of Elias Irizarry, who was 19 at the time of the Capitol attack, has alarmed some in the Defense Department.  —  Summary  —  A convicted Jan. 6 rioter who later …
Politico:
Big Tech's big flop on primary night  —  Tuesday's primary night was a poor showing for California's tech billionaires and founders who viewed statewide politics as the next frontier for their ambitions … The poor early showing amounts to a reality check for the billionaires and founders …
Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
Breaking: The Supreme Court, Over the Dissent of the 3 Liberal Justices, Allows Alabama to Use Maps that a Lower Court Found to Be Intentionally Discriminating Against Black Voters (Now Updated with Analysis-This is a Significant and Very Bad Ruling)  —  June 2, 2026 redistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights Act
Sarah Todd / STAT:
Top ultra-processed food researchers call for sweeping policy change: ‘The system is rigged’  —  Special issue of American Journal of Public Health lays out the case for government action over personal responsibility  —  The all-star lineup of ultra-processed food researchers who teamed …
Discussion: The Guardian, KRDO and NOTUS
Mark Hertling / The Bulwark:
Playing Politics with Military Promotions  —  When personal preference trumps professionalism and merit, trust breaks down.  —  SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PETE HEGSETH removed nine Navy officers from a promotion list after they had already been selected by a board of senior admirals …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
Mullin refuses to commit to following court orders for DHS  —  Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin repeatedly refused Tuesday to commit to following court orders from judges who rule that the Department of Homeland Security is acting illegally.  In his first appearance …
 
 
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Bloomberg:
Trump Officials Held Millions of Dollars of SpaceX Ahead of IPO
Eshe Nelson / New York Times:
Even if Oil Prices Peak Soon, the Global Economy Will Slow This Year
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Zoe Hussain / New York Post:
Joe Biden crashes Jill's book talk, steals spotlight to ask whom she loves the most in incredibly cringey moment
Discussion: RedState, HuffPost and IJR
J.T. Young / The American Spectator:
Meet the Post-Biden Democrats: Biden's Democrats
Discussion: USA Today
Robert Faturechi / ProPublica:
Lawmakers Demand Answers After the White House Initiated a $620M Loan to a Firm Tied to Donald Trump Jr.
 Earlier Items: 
Victor Nava / New York Post:
Trump doesn't rule out tapping DeSantis as his attorney general: 'Ron's very good'
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Wall Street Journal:
Inside Trump's Takeover of the American Regulatory Machine
Brittany Gibson / Axios:
The last holdouts at Noem's DHS
The Hill:
5 takeaways on Trump's divisive Medicaid work requirements
Discussion: Pluribus News
Heather Knight / New York Times:
Wiener and Chan Will Face Off in House Race to Succeed Nancy Pelosi
Michael Crowley / New York Times:
War Games and Warnings on Strait of Hormuz Went Unheeded by Trump
Associated Press:
Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map favoring Republicans in this year's elections
 

 
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Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
Sources: Paramount Skydance is open to selling some children's TV network assets to help win EU approval of its $110B bid for WBD ahead of a July 7 deadline

Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Backrooms, which has a budget of ~$10M, becomes A24's highest grossing movie ever with $212.6M in global box office in ten days, beating Marty Supreme's $191.2M

Inside Radio:
Edison Research: a record 58% of Americans age 12 or older consumed a podcast in the last month; YouTube was the most-used service among weekly consumers at 37%
 
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